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French Broad 13 Rebels ESB 3.08 118

French Broad 13 Rebels ESB

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1183.1/5.03.08/5.05.2%49.5English pint
Commercial Description:
French Broad Brewery’s interpretation of the classic UK Extra Special Bitter. A bright copper color with a complex malt palate is complemented by traditional British hops, notably East Kent Golding. French Broad has made this classic public house session beer a cult classic with its skull and crossbones artwork.
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 T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Had on draft. Poured a slightly cloudy light orange color with an aroma of toasted malt and piney hops. Taste of toasted malt, caramel with some fruitiness on the hop profile.


 CheersMate1 (804), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/59/20
Jul 29, 2009  
22 oz. at Greens Ponce De Leon. Someone went f’in crazy with the carbonation on this thing. jeez this beer is already a pain in the arse. 1/10th beer 9/10ths foam! Shall I rate this tomorrow? You know what I am drinking out of the damn bomber. Anyways. Sweet caramel aroma? What the heck is that all about. Biscuits and fruits as the label says, no arguments here, but not in a good way. A seemingly pungent beer. There is this acute sweet aroma that has confused me as to what it is. Dark orange almost brown in color. Very carbonated with a bad malt taste. Not so much on the big hoppy finish as promised. Wow, this is kind of offensive, but as a dedicated beer drinking I am finishing this one. AH. I probably picked up a bad bottle; in fact, I am praying that I did this. Anyways, way too carbonated for an ESB, and I am really not picking up on a single hop. Overall, not my favorite. I am gonna go...well you fill in the blank.


 daknole (3000), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Taste in Atlanta. Copperish color wtih an off white head. Lots of caramel on the nose and some cracker notes too. A touch of floral hops. Flavor isn’t good. Boring. Lacking any punch or anything distinguishable.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Bomber thanks to Steph’s mom. Hazy copper color with creamy off-white head. Aroma is caramel and nutty, biscuit and toast, dry. Flavor is biscuit and toast with some tartness, very malt forward, caramel, in style. Medium to thin with creamy carbonation. Very much in style and drinkable.


 jstraw (774), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/105/518/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Hazy caramel with fair, creamy beige head / Nose of fresh sour malt / Medium body, somewhat chewy with a touch of sweetness, and with good malts balancing some bitterness on the good finish / Flavors of fresh sour malt and flowers, with a big dose of caramel, and with citrus notes underneath / Not a classic esb, but an outstanding.pale ale.


 hopscotch (5507), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Bottle… Clear orange ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. The aroma is of light chocolate, beef stock and earthiness with a suggestion of lactic acid. Medium to full-bodied and oily with moderate carbonation. Nice, malty flavor. Balanced well by adequate, careful hopping. A gentle tinge of tart acidity. Mid-length, lightly bitter finish that numbs my tongue like Novocain. Bottle courtesy of craftbeerdesign!


 shp555 (1690), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Pours a copper color with a white head. Aroma is biscuit, toast, caramel, crystal malts, and floral hops. Flavor is malty, biscuit, caramel, crystal malt, and a bitter floral finsh.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Dark amber with a tiny white head. Aroma is malty, but the flavor is very tangy and hoppy. Inexplicably hoppy. Not bad ... quite drinkable but odd. Can’t put my finger on it, but this is a weird beer. Infected bottle, perhaps?



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